1. RAY OF SUNSHINE
Backup goalie Ray Emery lived up to his nickname in Game 2, as Razor was razor sharp. He was so good in Game 2 that injured starter Steve Mason might be on the bench Tuesday even if he’s ready to go. Emery probably was the Flyers’ best player in their Game 1 loss, as well. In Game 2, Emery stopped 31 of 33 Rangers shots, and he was at his best in the second period when the Flyers were being outshot 17-9 while scoring the only two goals to go from 2-1 down to 3-2 ahead. Flyers captain Claude Giroux was spot on saying, “We don't win that game without Razor.”

2. LOOKIN' GOOD IN FINAL 20
The Flyers were outscored 3-0 and outshot 13-1 in the third period of Game 1, and this was a disturbing trend. Over their last eight games through the series opener, the Flyers had been outscored 17-5 in third periods. Sunday was different: Leading 3-2 after two periods, the Flyers finished with a strong third in which they outshot the Rangers 8-7 and scored the only goal – an empty-netter by Wayne Simmonds. "I think the first shift of the third period really set the tone," Flyers coach Craig Berube said. "They got it in deep right away, put some pucks on the net, and stayed in an attack mentality. And I think the rest of the team fed off that. We didn't sit back. We tried to make it a two-goal deficit." They did, and now the series is tied heading to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4.

3. GOAT TO HERO TRANSFORMATION
Playing his fourth NHL game and second postseason contest, rookie winger Jason Akeson rebounded from his Game 1 blunder by scoring a power-play goal 5:45 into the second period to tie the game 2-2. Besides his goal, Akeson had a strong all-around game and was one of the Flyers’ top forwards. He put three shots on net, attempted a team-high seven shots (three missed the net, one was blocked) and had no turnovers. He was pretty effective in Game 1, too, minus his very costly double minor for high-sticking in the third period that led to two Rangers goals that turned a 1-1 tie into a 3-1 lead in a game that ended 4-1.

4. GREAT EFFORT BY THE PK
Led by third-year center Sean Couturier, Flyers penalty killers were greatly responsible for this Game 2 victory. With the Flyers once again way too undisciplined, the Rangers were given six power plays and cashed in just once … when Couturier was in the penalty box serving a roughing minor. Just 21 and already one of the best shutdown forwards in hockey, Couturier led Flyers forwards in ice time, and 7:16 of his 20:27 came on the PK. Besides Couturier, Adam Hall was very strong on the PK, and the fourth-line winger nearly scored an insurance goal on a third period steal and breakaway that might have topped Voracek’s score on the wow factor had the puck gone in. Other kudos for terrific PK work go to wingers Matt Read and Michael Raffl, plus defensemen Brayden Coburn, Nick Grossman, Andrew MacDonald and Kimmo Timonen.

5. TOP LINE REBOUNDS
Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek and Scott Hartnell got together to talk about a quick fix after their No. 1 line was pretty ineffective in Game 1. They weren’t a lot better in Game 2, but Giroux to Hartnell to Voracek provided created to a highlight goal 14:14 into the first that cut into a 2-0 Rangers lead. A Rangers shot on net rebounded to Giroux, who made a quick pass to Hartnell, who saucered a perfect feed past Rangers star defenseman Ryan McDonagh to Voracek, who sped around McDonagh and then faked out goalie Henrik Lundqvist. The Flyers’ top line still needs to provide more offense – it has combined for one goal, four points and, incredibly, just four shots on net in two games – but Voracek’s goal was a huge momentum changer.